Danielle Dreams in Wildflowers

I’m keeping a list of all native wildflowers I observe, photograph, and identify. The log begins on 5 May 2025 with the first flowers of my spring in northwestern Minnesota.

Monday 5 May
Common Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, Polk County, MN
Western Canada White Violet, Viola rugulosa, Polk County, MN

Saturday 10 May
Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, Itasca State Park, MN
Bluebead*, Clintonia borealis, Itasca State Park, MN
Canada Anemone, Anemonastrum canadense, Itasca State Park, MN
Cinnamon* Fiddlehead Ferns, Itasca State Park, MN
Large-flowered Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum, Itasca State Park, MN
Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris, Itasca State Park, MN
Round-lobed and Sharp-lobed Hepatica, Hepatica americana and Hepatica acutiloba,  Itasca State Park, MN
Smooth Yellow Violet or Downy Yellow Violet, Viola eriocarpa or Viola pubescens , Itasca State Park, MN

My first Large-Flowered Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum, Itasca State Park, MN. Photo by Danielle, May 2025.

Round-lobed Hepatica, Hepatica americana, Itasca State Park, MN. Photo by Danielle, May 2025.

Sunday 18 May
Bluntleaf Sandwort, Moehringia lateriflora, Fertile MN
Common Blue Violet, Viola sororia, Fertile MN
Hoary Puccoon, Lithospermum canescens, Fertile MN
Wild Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis, Fertile MN

Hoary Puccoon, Lithospermum canescens, Fertile, MN. Photo by Danielle, May 2025.

*Tentative identification